Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:57:40 -0500 From: Marc Wiz <marc@wiz.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD scanners Message-ID: <20040819145740.GD43840@wiz.com> In-Reply-To: <20040819135254.GI20058@abigail.blackend.org> References: <411E9639.2070609@spintech.ro> <8cb27cbf0408152126257ec1bc@mail.gmail.com> <4121E53D.7000900@spintech.ro> <20040817115042.GB38060@abigail.blackend.org> <4121FAE5.70605@spintech.ro> <20040817132341.GC38060@abigail.blackend.org> <20040819003107.GX88156@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20040819135254.GI20058@abigail.blackend.org>
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On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 03:52:54PM +0200, Marc Fonvieille wrote: > On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 10:01:07AM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > > > > Interesting. I've just had a very bad experience with Canon's > > scanners. See > > http://wwww.lemis.com/grog/product-reviews/Canon-breakage.html for the > > whole sad story. > > > > Unfortunately, I'm not surprised. Since USB is the scanners "standard" > interface, I noted more and more "bad" scanners: bad/weak GUI > (for example the GUI coming with some EPSON Perfection scanners is the > worst I ever used), bad performance, cheap/buggy hardware. > > The Canon LIDE 30 is not the best scanner available around, but it's > just a "decent" scanner for 69 Euros... and is supported by SANE. > > I also own an old Agfa SnapScan 600 SCSI, and it's another world. So let me ask this question; what are good scanners now days? I know there are some high end scanners that do Firewire (about ~$400) and some scanners even have SCSI. Any recommendations and/or horror stories for a particular scanner for use on FreeBSD? Anyone have experience with that HP scanner that is "clear". Thanks, Marc -- Marc Wiz marc@wiz.com Yes, that really is my last name.
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